Initiation device



Nov. 13, 1928.

Filed July 25, 1926 Patented Nev. 13,l 1928*.

Unirse stares ULYssns s. Ynn MOULIN, or GREENVILLE, ILLINoIs.

INITIATION DEVICE'.

Application tiled July 23,

Vrlhis invention relates to an initiation` device, the object being to provide a structure having tle general appearance of a flower holder but which, by means of a controldevice will be shattered or displaced by the explosion ot' concealed cartridge so that the liquid or other contents otthecontainer will be scattered in all directions much to the surprise and amusement of those in close pron imity to the structure.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which is simple and compact in construction and can be so applied to a table or other structure in a Way that the Working parts will be concealed.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details oi' construction. hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made Within the scope of what is claimed, without departing` from the spirit of the invention ln the accompanying drawings the preferr-ed form of the invention has been showin In said drawings,

Figure l is a perspective View otthe device. a portion ot' the table to'v which it is ap plied being shown.

Figure Q is a vertical transverse section.

Figure 3 is a section on line 3MB, Figure 2.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference l designates a cylindrical block containing an expansion chamber 2 open at the top. This block has an extension 3 atL the bottom thereof and extending into the side of the extension is a cartridge receiving bore Ll the inner end of which opens upvardly as at' 5 into the bottom of the expansion chamber. The bore 4 and its upwardly extending portion 5 cooperate to provide an explosion cliamber.

in ear 6 is extended laterally from the extension 3 and pivotally mounted thereon is a lever 7 constitutintfir a trigger. l A spring 8 is mounted on the pivot 9 of the tri gger and has its respective ends attached tothe ear 6 and trigger 7 respectively so that the striln ing` shoulder l() oi the trigger is normally positioned against the extension 3 at or close to the `bore Al.' fr leaf spring ll is secured to the bottom of the extension 3 and is inclined upwardly and outwardly so as to project into thepath ofthe trigger. A stud 1926. Serial No. 124 51'?.

l2 is extended downwardly from the trigger and is adapted, when the trigger ,is retracted, to engage one edge of the spring ll as shown by broken lines in Figur 3, thereby to hold the trigger set. K f i A plunger 13 can be connected to the outer end portion oit spring l1, this plunger hav` ing an abutment lllslidable in `an opening l5 and the 'table top T. Thus by depressing the button spring ll will be depressed` and the trigger 7 released.

Jinother means tor actuating the spring to release the trigger can be in the form of a cord l@ connected to the lower end of the plunger 13 and slidable Within one or more guides 17 so as to be extended to a point at any desired distance from the table so that by pulling the cord the trigger will be released.

Bloch l isiittedsnugly Within an opening i8 formed in the table top and an annulai fange l9iormed on the block is attached to the table tcp by means of screws or the like.

A paper container for holding Water or other suitable material is adaptedY to be placed on the table and over the upper end of the blocl;` 1. kThis container has been indicated at C. The container, if desired, can be used as `a vaseror holding out iiowers as Well as Water and When in position, Will arouse no suspicion of the presence of the mechanism constituting this invention;y A blank cartridge, indicatedat B is inserted in the bore l and the trigger is retracted so as to be held by the spring ll. The device is thenxready for use. @ne or more persons can be seated at the table and when it is desired to operate the structure the button la vdegnessed or the cord 16 is pulled. ririgger 7 will be released and its spring 7 will propel it violently` against the cap of the cartridge. yThus the cartridge Ivillbe exploded and the gases generated Will rush intoy the chamber 2 with sufficient force to shatter the container C andthrow the Water .in all directions. i

lt is important that the explosion chamber be L-shaped as by iorming it of the bore l and its upwardly extending portion 5. Thus the full r:torce ot the explosion is first received bythe Wall of the'portion 5 before the gases enter the chamber 2.

llVliat is claimed is:

l. An initiation device including asupporting structure, a container thereon,` and means below and concealed by said structure and Container for shattering they container and distributing its Contents over the supporting Structure and adjacent thereto, saidmeans including a block having an eXpansion chamber, there being an angular eXQlosion chamber opening into the expansion chamber for receiving a cartridge, a trigger,

and remote controlled means tor releasingv l constituting means for engaging. and hold- @u yCOIlIlel concealing the Open and of the' Mock- Ul @XGHSlon on the block having an angular explosion chamber opening into` the expansion chamber, said explosion chamber having a portion opening through one side of the extension to receive `a cartridge, a spring actuated' trigger pivotally Connected tothe extension of the block, a spring secured to the extension and projecting into the pathA ot the trigger for engagement therewith to hold they trigger set7 and means operable at aE point remote 'from the block for shifting said springto release the trigger and eXpiode thecartridge. A

)in testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own,A I have hereto'altxed my signature.

ULYSSES S. DE MOULIN. 

